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Where Are They Now - August 22, 2014
Hello fans,I hope that everyone has a safe and happy Labor Day weekend! I am heading up to Michigan with my boyfriend for a couple of days - it will be so nice to get away.
Let's kick off the weekend by finding out what's up with actress Diane Franklin, who is known for her role as Monique in 1985's Better Off Dead. Where is she now?
Take care,
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Email Melissa *View Past Issues: Where Are They Now Archives*--DEAD OR ALIVE?--See if you know if the following celebrities have had a visit from the "Grim Reaper":
Jeff Conaway: Actor, Grease (1978), "Taxi" (Bobby Wheeler, 1978-81), "Babylon 5" (Zack Allan, 1994-98).
John Spencer: Actor; "L.A. Law" (Tommy Mullaney, 1990-94), "The West Wing" (Leo McGarry, 1999-2005).
Ryan O'Neal: Co-starred in the movie "Love Story", appeared in the TV series "Peyton Place"
(Answer at the bottom)*Diane FranklinLearn More About Diane Franklin on Celebrity Nooz BIRTH DATE: February 11, 1962, Plainview, New York
CLAIM TO FAME: She is best known for appearing in the 1985 comedy film Better Off Dead as Monique, the foreign exchange student from France.
FAMILY LIFE: Franklin is married to writer and producer Ray DeLaurentis and has two children with him, a daughter named Olivia DeLaurentis, and a son named Nicholas DeLaurentis.
INFO: Aside from Better Off Dead, Franklin is well known for playing one of the princesses in Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, as well as appearing in the 1982 film The Last American Virgin as Karen and the 1982 horror film Amityville II: The Possession as Patricia Montelli.
TRIVIA: Earlier in her career Franklin appeared in TV commercials for Coca-Cola, Trident, Jell-O, and Maxwell House coffee.
Sang the National Anthem at Dodger Stadium on June 1, 2004.
Has taken frequent breaks in her career which span from 1982-1991, 1999-2000, and 2006-present.
WHERE IS SHE NOW: In 2012 Franklin published a memoir, Diane Franklin: The Excellent Adventures of the Last American, French Exchange Babe of the 80s through Amazon.
Lately she has acted mostly in short films, including Royal Effups (2013) and Lovechild (2013).
* CREDITS:2013 Royal Effups (Short)...Earless of Incestia
2013 Lovechild (Short)...Jenny Meyers
2013 Parole Officers (TV Movie)...Marge
2012 My Better Half (Short)...Ms. Viola Young
2011 Humanized (Short)...Computer
2010 The Adventures of Lass III: Going to America (Short)...Mum / Old Lass
2010 Toon Wolf (TV Series short)
Episode #1.3 (2010)
2009 The Adventures of Lass II: The Sweet Potato Rush (Short)...Mum / Gramma
2008 The Adventures of Lass (Short)...Mum / Grandma
2006 Punchcard Player...Sweetheart
2000 Family Law (TV Series)...TV Announcer
Media Relations (2000)
1999 Providence (TV Series)...Diane Cavalero
Blind Faith (1999)
1991 Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)...Phyllis Gant
Family Doctor (1991)
1990 Encyclopedia Brown (TV Series)
The Case of the Ghostly Rider (1990)
1989 How I Got Into College...Sharon Browne
1989 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (TV Series)...Paulette / Paula
Romance Machine (1989)
1989 Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure...Princess Joanna
1988 Freddy's Nightmares (TV Series)...Jessica
The Bride Wore Red (1988)
1987 Charles in Charge (TV Series)...Anna Grudov
A Date from Heck (1987)
1987 Matlock (TV Series)...Nancy Lamont
The Court-Martial: Part 2 (1987)
The Court-Martial: Part 1 (1987)
1986 Dallas: The Early Years (TV Movie)...Amanda
1986 TerrorVision...Suzy Putterman
1985 The Insiders (TV Series)
After the Fox (1985)
1985 Better Off Dead...Monique Junot
1985 Finder of Lost Loves (TV Series)...Emily Bennetts
Broken Promises (1985)
1984 Second Time Lucky...Eve
1983 Bay City Blues (TV Series)
Zircons Are Forever (1983)
Beautiful Peoples (1983)
1983 Summer Girl (TV Movie)...Cinni
1983 Deadly Lessons (TV Movie)...Stefanie Aggiston
1982 Amityville II: The Possession...Patricia Montelli
1982 The Last American Virgin...Karen
1979 As the World Turns (TV Series)...Lois Middleton
Episode dated 17 October 1979 (1979)
To see Then & Now pictures of Diane Franklin, visit: Celebrity Nooz*--Answers to DEAD OR ALIVE--Jeff Conaway - DEAD (pneumonia and sepsis)
Born: 10/5/1950 Died: 5/27/2011
John Spencer - DEAD (Heart attack)
Born: 12/20/1946 Died: 12/16/2005
Ryan O'Neal - ALIVE
Born: 04/20/1941
*WHO PASSED ON THIS WEEK...8/27
Yehezkel Braun, 92, Israeli composer.
Jan Groth, 68, Norwegian singer (Aunt Mary, Just 4 Fun), cancer.
Peret, 79, Spanish singer, guitarist and composer, lung cancer.
Valeri Petrov, 94, Bulgarian poet, screenwriter (Yo Ho Ho), playwright and translator, stroke.
Sandy Wilson, 90, English composer and lyricist (The Boy Friend).
8/26
Christian Bourquin, 59, French politician, President of the Regional Council of Languedoc-Roussillon (since 2010).
Carlos de la Madrid Virgen (es), 74, Mexican politician, Governor of Colima (1991-1997).
Chusei Sone, 76, Japanese film director (Angel Guts: Red Classroom), pneumonia.
Tim Williams, c. 30, American bassist (Suicidal Tendencies).
Masakane Yonekura (ja), 80, Japanese actor and stage director, abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture.
8/25
Jason Curley, 42, Australian bassist (Tumbleweed).
Ramon Echarren Isturiz, 84, Spanish Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Canarias (1978-2005).
Alfredo Martini, 93, Italian cyclist and coach (national team).
Karl Molitor, 94, Swiss alpine skier, Olympic silver- and bronze-medalist (1948).
8/24
Richard Attenborough, 90, English actor (Brighton Rock, The Great Escape, Jurassic Park) and Academy Award-winning film director and producer (Gandhi).
Antonio Ermirio de Moraes, 86, Brazilian businessman, CEO of the Votorantim Group, heart failure.
Leonid Stadnyk, 44, Ukrainian farmer, world's tallest man claimant, brain haemorrhage.
8/23
Albert Ebosse Bodjongo, 24, Cameroonian footballer (Douala AC, Perak FA, JS Kabylie), head injury from projectile.
Inga Juuso, 69, Norwegian singer and actress.
Annefleur Kalvenhaar, 20, Dutch cross-country cyclist, European Cyclo-cross under-23 champion (2013), race collision.
Dan Magill, 93, American college tennis coach and sports information director (Georgia Bulldogs).
Hajo Meyer, 90, German-Dutch physicist and Holocaust survivor.
Ahti Pekkala, 89, Finnish politician, Speaker of the Parliament (1978-1979).
Jindrich Pokorny, 87, Czech translator.
Marcel Rigout, 86, French politician.
Philippine de Rothschild, 80, French winemaker.
Birgitta Stenberg, 82, Swedish author, illustrator and translator, hepatocellular carcinoma.
Jaume Vallcorba Plana, 64, Spanish philologist and publisher.
8/22
John Fellows Akers, 79, American businessman, President (1983-1989) and CEO (1985-1993) of IBM.
U. R. Ananthamurthy, 81, Indian writer, cardiac arrest and renal failure.
Lekhraj Bachani, 85, Indian politician, member of the Rajya Sabha (2000-2006).
John Binienda, 67, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (since 1986), diabetes and kidney disease.
Sir Philip Dowson, 90, British architect.
Joan Erbe, 87, American artist.
Bohumila Grogerova(cs), 93, Czech poet.
Emmanuel Kriaras, 107, Greek lexicographer and philologist, heart attack.
Noella Leduc, 80, American baseball player (AAGPBL).
Tim Moorhead, 50, British motorcycle racer, race collision.
Douglas Sang Hue, 82, Jamaican cricket umpire.
John Sperling, 93, American businessman, founder of the University of Phoenix.
Verna Vels, 81, South African screenwriter and programme director.
John S. Waugh, 85, American chemist and professor (MIT), recipient of the Irving Langmuir Award (1976) and the Wolf Prize in Chemistry (1983).
Ed Whitaker, 76, American stock car team owner.
8/21
Raed al Atar, c. 40, Palestinian militant (Hamas), missile strike.
Gerry Anderson, 69, British broadcaster (BBC Northern Ireland).
Helen Bamber, 89, British psychotherapist.
Don Clark, 96, English footballer (Bristol City).
Lyndam Gregory, 59, Indian-born British actor (The Archers, Coronation Street, EastEnders), lung cancer.
Robert Hansen, 75, American convicted serial killer.
Steven R. Nagel, 67, American astronaut, melanoma.
Jean Redpath, 77, Scottish folk singer-songwriter, cancer.
Albert Reynolds, 81, Irish politician, Taoiseach (1992-1994).
8/20
Tamas Beck(hu), 85, Hungarian politician, Minister of Trade (1988-1990).
Anton Buslov, 30, Russian blogger and magazine columnist (The New Times).
Earl Calloway, 87, American journalist (Chicago Defender) and performer.
Lois Mai Chan, 80, American librarian, professor and author.
Boris Dubin, 67, Russian sociologist and translator.
Joseph J. Fauliso, 98, American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut (1980-1991).
B. K. S. Iyengar, 95, Indian yogi, founder of Iyengar Yoga, heart attack and renal failure.
Buddy MacMaster, 89, Canadian fiddler.
Aiko Miyawaki (ja), 84, Japanese sculptor, pancreatic cancer.
Joel J. Nobel, 79, American physician.
Rudy Ortiz(de), 51, Guatemalan military officer, head of the military, helicopter crash.
Jose Luis Saldivar, 60, Mexican football player (Monterrey) and coach (Cruz Azul), cardiac arrest.
Derek Rieth, 43, American percussionist (Pink Martini), suicide by gunshot.
Sava Stojkov, 89, Serbian painter.
Edmund Szoka, 86, American Roman Catholic prelate, cardinal, Archbishop of Detroit (1981-1990), President of the Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (1997-2006).
Andrew Frederick Wissemann, 86, American Episcopal prelate, Bishop of Western Massachusetts.